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Showing posts with label dog sculpture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog sculpture. Show all posts

A Dog-Shaped Children's Desk, Le Chien Savant, by Philippe Starck.





A recent addition to the Magis Me Too Collection, the children's arm of Magis Design, is Le Chien Savant.





Designed by Philippe Starck, Le Chien Savant is a children’s combination chair and desk in the shape of a dog that was inspired by C. Bavaud

"As a child I never liked school, but I loved dogs.
Should I had met this learned dog at that time, I would have become a scholar, too.
But I missed this occasion and unfortunately the learned dog now exists, but unfortunately only for children. Too late." - C. Bavaud



Le Chien Savant is made of rotational-molded polyethylene and available in five colors. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use.





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Available at or through various modern furniture retailers.

The Beautiful Vases, Dogs and Cats of Gary Steinborn and his Venice Clay Studio.





The Venice Clay Studio features the talented ceramic crafts of Los Angeles born artist Gary Steinborn. Inspired by the work of arts and craft factories such as Grueby, Pewabic, Teco and Rookwood, his sculpted animals and artful vases are sensual, modern and appealing. The figurines and tabletop objects combine a zen sensibility with arts and crafts design. Very reasonably priced, any of these pieces make wonderful gifts for others or yourself.




Artfully sculpted Buddha Cats, Buddha Dogs, Polar Bears, Elephants, Pet Urns, Dog and Puppies, Cat and Kittens, incense burners and more come in various sizes and your choice of 24 matte glazes. The sizes range from little puppies and kittens a few inches high up to sculptures and vases thirteen inches tall.

The Dogs:





Buddha Dogs:

The Cats:





Buddha Cats and Incense Burners:



Polar Bears and Elephants:


Dog and Cat Vases:


Dog and Cat Urns:



The Bella Vase ceramics are colorful vases with elegant silhouettes that would be a stunning complement to any interior. Venice Clay studio has several different styles and sizes, all of which are beautiful and some of which are shown below.

Vases:







The Glazes:
All of the artwork is available in 24 matt glaze colors. In addition, the figurines are available in celadon and white crackle finishes:



About the artist:


About Gary Steinborn, in his own words:
"I had my first studio over thirty years ago on the front porch of my family's California bungalow home. Working there on a homemade potter's wheel and sculpting clay by hand when I was a teenager started the journey that led me to a Masters Degree in Art from UCLA.



Growing up in Los Angeles I was exposed multi-cultural influences and all kinds of art. In my work I try to synthesize influences ranging from the heritage of the American crafts movement to funk and pop art. All the pieces I offer at Venice Clay are my original designs. My goal is to produce ceramics that is immaculately crafted, intelligent and humorous - suitable for anything from a modernist to craftsman style homes or personal Zen retreat. "

The Venice Clay Web Site features Venice Clay figurines and Bella Vase ceramics and allows collectors and distributors of Gary Steinborn's artwork to view the entire collection of items and colors available for purchase.

All the figurines and artworks you see in this post are copyrighted designs by Gary and Venice Clay Studio an the images have been used with their permission.

The Best of Balloon Dog Inspired Items, Housewares and Art. (Sorry, Mr. Koons)





Now that artist Jeff Koons dropped his ridiculous lawsuit against San Francisco boutique and gallery, Park Life, for selling bookends that resembled some of his oversized sculptures, Balloon Dog items are blowing up.

Housewares, lamps, jewelry, cookie cutters, jello molds and more inspired by the dog-shaped balloon animals are now available for purchase - without fear of litigation.

Here's a round up of some of the best available items and some fine art inspired by Balloon Dogs ... and yes, inspired by Jeff Koons, too.


above: one of artists Jeff Koons' giant balloon Dog Sculptures (photo courtesy of New York Times)

above: The IMM living Bookends being sold by Park Life that inspired Mr. Koons' lawsuit

While there are many inexpensive and handmade balloon dog related items on Etsy, Zazzle and other indie art stores, I'm sharing with you some of the mass marketed or more well-designed Balloon Dog-inspired items here.

First off, the resin Balloon Dog Bookends (actually named Big Top Bookends) by IMM Living that inspired the lawsuit...

Balloon Dog Bookends:


Above: resin bookends in orange or purple. Available for purchase here, or here and even cheaper here.

Life Sized Balloon Dog:

above: A life-sized balloon dog made from. To be used for decorative purposes only, not to sit on. Polyresin h50cm : w48cm : d57cm Buy it here

Large Balloon Dog Banks (Money Boxes):


above: Ototo Design of Israel makes ceramic Balloon Dog banks glazed in either silver or gold.

Small Balloon Dog Banks (Money Boxes):



above: Smaller high polish metal Balloon Dog banks in four colors are also available from a different manufacturer. Buy them here or here

Balloon Dog Salt & Pepper Shakers:




Balloon Dog Serving Plate:




Balloon Dog Christmas Ornaments:


Buy the above four here

Or buy the new colors above here: 2011 Balloon Dog Ornaments

Balloon Dog Pillow:

above: Balloon Dog cushion. A reversible feather filled cushion with an image of a balloon dog on one side and a smaller one in the corner on the reverse.
100% polyester, feather filled. Buy it here.

Balloon Dog Cushions and Blankie:



Above: Balloon Dog Cushions and Blanket by Cheeky Sod. Available here.

Balloon Dog Pendants, Rings and Cuff Links:

above: Sterling Silver Balloon Dog pendant by Liat Waldman. Buy it here.

above: Balloon Dog pendants by Art With A Twist, available here.

above: enamel and metal Balloon Dog Rings by Gali Bardy. Buy them here.

above: Gold-tone Balloon Dog ring by Bijoux Delou. Buy it here
above: laser cut acrylic Balloon Dog pins by Felipe K. Buy them here.

above: Silver tone Balloon Dog Cuff Links. Buy them here

above: Ted Baker Balloon Dog Cufflinks in various colors. (seem to be sold out everywhere).

Balloon Dog Chew Toy

above: all natural latex chew toy for dogs by Charming, in small or large.


Mini Vinyl Balloon Dog (blind boxed):


above: one in a series of blind boxed toys from KidRobot's POP! Supershiny Mini Series. (images courtesy of Jeremy Riad)
Buy them here

Balloon Dog Lamp:



above: The GummiDog Lamps by Jellio are made of rubber, powered by batteries and come in eight different colors. Buy them here

Balloon Dog Ties

above: three different Balloon Dog/Animal ties available on Zazzle. Left to right: by Fidosign, by Harrihu and by SoLoveTheWorld

Balloon Dog Jelly (Gelatin) Mold:


buy it here or here or even cheaper here

Balloon Dog Cookie Cutter:

above: large copper Balloon Dog cookie cutter,5.25 x 4.75 inches. buy it here.

Balloon Dog Rubber Stamps:

Measures 1 and 3/4" x 1 and 3/4":
Buy it here.

above: hand carved rubber Balloon Dog stamp. buy it here.

Fine Art, other than that by Jeff Koons, which has been inspired by Balloon Dogs:

Robert C. Jackson:

above: "Pop," 2011, oil on linen, 40 x 30", $12,000

above: "Tip Toe Through the Tack Tips," 2009, oil on linen, 24 x 18", $5000
Both paintings above available through Arden Gallery

Aakash Nihalani:


above: Aakash Nihalani- Untitled (Dog), 2010, Powder-coated steel (images courtesy of the artist)

Ni Tsai-chin (倪再沁):



above: What Is Happiness, 2007 and 2008 by Ni Tsai-chin (倪再沁), (images courtesy of Moca Tapei)

Harold Hoy:

above: Erector Set Balloon Dog, Galvanized Steel, 12h x 23l x 10d inches (image courtesy of Gallery IMA)

Jason Freeny:

above: Jason Freeny's Pneumatica Anatomica Ultrachrome Print, Printed on 100% cotton rag, acid free Fine Art paper, 13” X 14.5”, Signed and Embossed buy it here.

And, of course, kits and book for the traditional art of animal balloon making:


Take that, Jeff.

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